web
11 Jul 2008
I just got a 3G iPhone and signed in to the O2 website to take a peek at my account, only to be greeted by the menu you see here.
I'm happy to announce that Adobe is sponsoring the Singularity web conference as a platinum sponsor. Our sponsorship agreement also gives Adobe global rights for venue sponsorship.
As a Flash developer, I'm happy whenever anyone licenses anything Flash for any purpose whatsoever. It strengthens a platform that I love developing for. However, the news that Microsoft has licensed Flash Lite for its Windows Mobile phones doesn't excite me too greatly.
Flash Lite definitely has its place on mobile phones but that place is not to play back web-based Flash content. Flash Lite plays back Flash Lite content specifically created for phones and other devices like the Chumby. The best uses of it that I've seen are to build interface elements and other apps that integrate into the phone's operating system. Flash Lite cuts down development and testing time (and thus costs and time-to-market) considerably for such use cases.
During my talk at the Sussex Geek Dinner recently, I mentioned how lucky I am to be surrounded by friends who are smarter and more talented than I am. I'd like to introduce you to one of them. Her name's Cheryl Annett-Baker but we all call her Relly.